N.J. Stat. Ann. § 13:17-78

The commission shall cause an annual audit of its accounts to be made, and for this purpose it shall employ a registered municipal accountant of New Jersey or a certified public accountant of New Jersey. The audit shall be completed and filed with the commission within 4 months after the close of the fiscal year of the commission and a certified duplicate copy thereof shall be filed in the office of the Division of Local Finance in the Department of Community Affairs and in the office of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury in the office of the treasurer of the county of Bergen and in the office of the treasurer of the county of Hudson within 5 days after the original audit is filed with the commission.